Stuff Matters
Subtitle: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials That Shape Our
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780241955185
Subjects: Materials; Material culture
Description: Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? How come concrete pours? Why does a paperclip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? From the towering skyscrapers of our cities to the most ordinary objects in our homes, 'Stuff Matters' tells enthralling stories that explain the science and history of materials we take entirely for granted, while introducing some of humankind's most ingenious and improbable inventions.